Bedstead



B. S. HAWLEY.

BEDSTEAD.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-18.19MB.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

BURTON S. I-IAWLEY, OF SPARTA, WISCONSIN.

BEDSTEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 6, 1920.

Application filed November 18, 1918. Serial No. 263,016.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BURTON S. HAWLEY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of Sparta, in the county of Monroe and State of isconsin, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bedsteads, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which are a part of this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in bedsteads.

In bedsteads as now ordinarily constructed, considerable difiiculty is experienced in tucking in the sheets, etc., at the lower end of the mattress, due to the fact that the foot posts and other portions of the foot of the bedstead extend upwardly close to the mat tress.

It is one of the objects of the present invention to overcome the before mentioned objectionable feature, and provide a bed stead constructed to permit the foot portion of the bedstead to be moved to a position to increase the space between the mattress and the foot portion of the bedstead.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bedstead in which the upper part of the foot portion of the bedstead is hinged to the lower portion and may be swung outwardly and downwardly away from the mattress end to permit convenient access thereto to tuck in the sheets and other bed covering.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bedstead in which means are provided for locking the foot member in upright closed position and for unlocking the same and for limiting the outward open movement of the foot member.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bedstead of the metal type constructed to permit a portion of the foot member to be swung away from the mattress thereon so that the bed coverings may be conveniently tucked thereunder.

A further object of the invention is to provide a bedstead which is of simple con struction, is strong and durable and is well adapted for the purpose desctibed.

WVith the above and other objects in view the invention consists of the improved bedstead and its part and combinations as set forth in the claims and all equivalents thereof.

In the accompanying drawing in which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all of the views:

Figure 1 is a view of the foot end of a metal bedstead with a mattress and bedding shown thereon, a portion of the frame broken away and in section to show interior construction Fig. 2 is a side view of the foot end portion thereof, portions being likewise broken away and in section, one portion being indicated in open position by dotted lines;

Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional detail taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a detailed sectional view thereof taken on line 44 of Fig. 3, the view also indicating by dotted lines the open or unlocked position of a portion of the foot member of the bedstead;

Fig. 5 is a sectional detail taken'on line 5-5 of Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail view of a modified form of locking member.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 8 indicates the foot member or bedposts of a metal bedstead, 9 a portion of one of the side rails thereof and 10 the mattress and coverings mounted on the bedstead. The foot member 8 is formed of a lower part 11 and an upper part 12 which are hinged together by T-shaped two part bracket members 13, the bracket members also serving as a means for connecting the side rails 9 to the foot member. Each bracket member comprises a lower L-shaped part 13 and an upper part 14, both parts having offset overlapped portions 15. The lower rail 16 of the upper foot member part 12 is formed with squared end portions 16 which extend through the overlapped portions 15 of the bracket parts 14 and form a rigid connection therebetween. The said lower rail 16 is further formed with rounded end extensions 17 which extend through the overlapping portions of the bracket parts 13 and form hinge pintles therefor. Nuts 18 threaded on the outer ends of the pintles hold the bracket parts hingedly together. The offset portions of the upper bracket parts 14 fit snugly around the curved portions 19 of the lower bracket parts 13 and are limited in their outward swing by stop projections 20 formed thereon.

The upper part of the foot member is formed of tubular posts 21 joined together at their upper ends by a transversely extending tubular upper rail 22. Spring actuated bolts 23 mounted in the lower end portions of the tubular posts 21 and upper bracket parts l-it extend into locking recesses 24 formed in the peripheral portions of the lower bracket parts 13 to positively lock the upper part of the foot member in closed position. Said lower bracket parts are also provided with bolt recesses 25 having inclined edge portions to yieldingly hold the upper part of the foot member in open position.

In order to conveniently actuate the bolts a horizontally extending control rod 26 is positioned and journaled in the upper tubular rail 22 and is provided with cranked ends 27 which are connected to the bolts by link members 28 so that when the control rod is turned the bolts will be disengaged from the locking recesses. In the form shown in Fig. 6 the link members and the bolts are formed integrally and the springs are eliminated and gravity is depended upon to hold the bolts in the recesses.

The control rod is actuated by handles 29 which extend through elongated slots 30 formed in the upper tubular rail 22.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that the bedstead is of very simple construction and is well adapted for the purpose described.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A bedstead, comprising in part side rails, a lower part foot member connected thereto, an upper part tubular foot member hinged to the lower part foot member and having a closed and an open position of rest, means for yieldingly locking said upper part tubular member in open position, and means entirely within the upper part tubular foot member for locking said member in closed position.

2. A bedstead, comprising in part side rails, two part hinged-together bracket members connected to the ends of said side rails, a lower part foot member connected to the lower portions of said brackets, a tubular upper part foot member connected to the upper portions of said brackets, bolts within and carried by the upper portions of said brackets for engagement with the lower portions of said brackets to lock the upper part foot member in closed position, coacting means between said bracket parts for limiting the open position of the upper part foot member, and means within the upper portion of the upper part foot member for simultaneously actuating the said bolts. I

3. A bedstead, comprising in part side rails, two part hinged-together bracket members connected to the ends of said side rails, the lower part foot member connected to the lower portions of said brackets, a tubular upper part foot member connected to the upper portions of said brackets and having slotted portions, bolts within and carried by the upper portions of said brackets for engagement with the lower portions of said brackets to lock the upper part foot member in closed position and to unlock the same when it is desired to swing the upper part foot member to open position, coacting means between said bracket parts for limiting the open position of the upper part foot member, a rock shaft mounted within the tubular portion of the upper part foot member and having actuating fingers which project through the slotted portions, said rock shaft having cranked ends, and links connecting the cranked ends to the bolts.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

BURTON S. HAWLEY. 

